Former RAF jet training aircraft at the 2013 Bournemouth Air Display
XW324 was built at Warton, as the 38th Jet Provost T.5 for the Royal Air Force. It was accepted by the RAF in early 1970 and went into service with No.3FTS at RAF Leeming. Coded '38' the aircraft was used for basic pilot training, and also was used by the School's aerobatics team 'Gemini Pair' during 1973. The aircraft was not selected for upgrade to T.5A status during 1975, and instead it was transferred onto the strength of 6FTS at RAF Finningley. Used for navigational training tasks as aircraft 'U', XW324 remained at Finningley for the remainder of its RAF career. It was retired and ferried to RAF Shawbury for storage on 21st July 1993.
T3a ex RAF Linton-on-Ouse 1 FTS
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Taxiing round to the static park, at the 2004 International Airshow - Photo taken at Waddington (WTN / EGXW) in England, United Kingdom on June 25, 2004.
The JP looks so good from this elevated angle; seen here taxying in after a flight during Kemble Air Day 08's Press Preview. - Photo taken at Kemble (EGBP) in England, United Kingdom on May 12, 2008.
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A reatively anonymous looking Jet Provost sits on the ramp at RAF Shawbury awaiting her next flight with the CATCS unit. XR701 was much better known in the early 70's as one of the "Macaws" air display team. When the Jet Provost T.4 was finally retired she became a technical training airframe at the No 1 School of Technical Training at RAF Halton. - Photo taken at Shawbury (EGOS) in England, United Kingdom on April 26, 1988.
Belonging to No.1 FTS. - Photo taken at Honington (BEQ / EGXH) in England, United Kingdom on June 27, 1992.
The BAC Jet Provost (originally built by Hunting Percival) was a British jet-powered trainer aircraft used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1955 to 1993. Hunting Percival developed the Jet Provost from the piston-engined Percival Provost basic trainer. Developing nation: United Kingdom. Manufacturer/designer: Hunting Percival. Production Lines: Luton Airport. Type aircraft: jet-powered trainer aircraft.…
In 1965 the College of Air Warfare, based at Royal Air Force Manby airbase, formed a Jet Provost T.4 aerobatic display team named The Magistrates
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BAC Hunting Jet Provost T MK 4 sn PAC/W/21624 (1963) Progressive Concepts INC. C-FDJP @ London International Airport (CYXU), ON Canada
The aircraft for today is designated as BAC Strikemaster which was used a light trainer aircraft as well as a light attack fighter that was designed by the British Aircraft Corporation as a cheap alternative to training aircraft. The origin of the BAC Strikemaster rises from the Percival Provost; a lightweight jet engine training aircraft that flew at the start with a radial piston engine. The aircraft was designed for the budget-conscious world nations for their aircraft where a dedicated trainer pilot could be armed for low-level missions of counterinsurgency. This is the reason that the BAC Strikemaster saw the extensive service during the Cold War era with the last service from the aircraft seen for the Sudanese Air Force. To this date, there still remain many of the BAC Strikemaster aircraft that are in flyable condition. The retirement of this aircraft was caused due to a series of accidents resulted due to design setbacks. Origin from Percival Provost:- The origin of the BAC Strikemaster comes from the Percival Provost which was a monoplane that was powered by a single radial piston engine. The aircraft gained popularity form all across the world and thus care was given to covert this training aircraft into jet-powered one. This led to the creation of the Hunting Jet Provost which flew for the first time back in 1954. Nearly 741 of these Hunting jet Provosts were manufactured until 1993 when it was formally retired. The difference from Percival Provost:- The Hunting jet Provost was the base for the creation of the BAC Strikemaster or also known as BAC 167 Strikemaster. Still, there were many key differences between the Hunting jet Provost and the BAC Strikemaster, first of which was equipping the aircraft with the engine of the Rolls Royce Viper series. In addition to this, the BAC Strikemaster was designed to have 4 hardpoints under its wings that were used for ordnance and the external fuel tanks. As for the internal structure of the BAC Strikemaster, it was made more reinforced to serve for military purposes. The very first of the BAC Strikemaster prototype aircraft flew back in October 1967. This series was liked by many of the world’s budget-conscious air forces and saw a massive export market. Still, despite being made by the British Aircraft Corporation, the British Royal Air Force never even procured a single BAC Strikemaster for their own fleet. Design of BAC Strikemaster:- The external design of the BAC Strikemaster was highly conventional that consisted of the fuselage that managed the entire internal components like the cockpit, fuel stores, engine installation and the avionic. The cockpit of the BAC Strikemaster was a well-forwarded one which allowed for the pilot to have better visibility. As for the nose section, it was made short and also sloped downward from the windscreen. The canopy of the cockpit was lightly framed for increased visibility. The single-engine of the BAC Strikemaster was installed deep in the fuselage which was tapered at the aft end of the fuselage for encasing the exhaust ring. The air intakes were small and of half-moon shapes that were made on the sides of the cockpit. External fuel tanks were placed atop the wings and the hardpoints under the wings allowed for equipping the aircraft with weapons. The undercarriage was made to be simple which had a single wheel landing gear in the front and two single-wheeled legs beneath its every wing. The legs were made shorter to give aircraft a shallow stature when resting. Powerplant and other specs:- A single one of the BAC Strikemaster aircraft was powered by a Rolls Royce Viper Mk.535 turbojet engine that created a thrust of nearly 3140 lbs/ft. this much power allowed for the aircraft to fly at a top speed of 518 mph for a maximum combat range of 1382 miles at a service ceiling of approximately 40026 feet. The climbing rate for the v was about 5250 feet per minute. The aircraft from its one wing to another measured for about 36.9 feet while the overall length was about 33.7 feet along with the length being 10.10 feet. The empty BAC Strikemaster weighed about 6200lbs with the MTOW to be about 11500 lbs. Armaments:- The BAC Strikemaster was basically designed to be a training aircraft but its secondary purpose was to be a light attack fighter in times of need. For this purpose, the aircraft had the ability to be equipped with the light ordnance like 2 of the FN 7.62mm internal machine guns which were mostly fitted as the standard armaments. The aircraft had the capability to carry about 3000lbs of ordnance payload externally under its wings. Their external ordnance could be the machine guns pods of 7.62mm, cannon pods of 20mm, air-to-surface rocket pods, conventional drop bombs, and the napalm. These underwing hardpoints could also be used for allowing the aircraft to carry about 2 external fuel drop tanks to increase the operational range. Operators of BAC Strikemaster:- The production line of the BAC Strikemaster started back in 1967 and it ended well into the year 1984 and during that time early 146 of these aircraft were manufactured. Many of the world air forces liked the BAC Strikemaster due to its low operational and maintenance cost and the main operators of this aircraft are as follows. Botswana Ecuador Kenya Kuwait New Zealand Oman Saudi Arabia Singapore South Yemen Sudan Combat service:- While the BAC Strikemaster was utilized by its operators for training purposes mainly, it is still used in combat service. Like the Oman Air Force used their fleet of BAC Strikemaster for their Dhofar Rebellion that lasted from 1962 to 1975 to fight off the liberation front. The other notable service of the BAC Strikemaster was for Ecuador when they used the aircraft to target the Peruvian enemy forces. Retirement:- The aircraft enjoyed a long and lengthy combat and trainer aircraft service with its operators worldwide. But the fatigue issue was found in the wings of the BAC
